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AGRICULTURE and HUMAN IMPACT on the BIOSPHERE Chapter 6
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WORLD POPULATION Current world population is over _____________
Image from: WORLD POPULATION World clock Current world population is over _____________ Estimates predict it will reach billion by _______ 7 BILLION 2050
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Does this look familiar?
What is the Earth’s carrying capacity? ?
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SUSTAINABILITY How can we grow enough food for all the people on the planet without destroying the environment?
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Importance of Agriculture
By middle of 20th century, despite agricultural advances there were ________________in many parts of the world. Governments and scientists began a major effort to ___________ food production food shortages increase
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__________ REVOLUTION
GREEN __________ REVOLUTION strains New plant ________ had higher yield & resisted pests 2. Modern farming__________ allowed planting larger areas 3. Chemical ___________ & ___________ boosted crop production and controlled pests techniques fertilizers pesticides
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HOW DO WE GROW MORE FOOD? Large fields are planted with a
single variety year after year = ____________ MONOCULTURE
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Allows farmers to grow large quantities of food BUT . . .
MONOCULTURE Allows farmers to grow large quantities of food BUT . . .
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But . . . HAS HUGE IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
__________ increase yield BUT RUNOFF can cause algal blooms and ____________ Fertilizers DEAD ZONES
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But . . . HAS HUGE IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
________ kill insects that damage crops BUT . . . they kill ________ insects too Pesticides beneficial Bees Hand pollination
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_____ was first modern insecticide
Example: _____ was first modern insecticide It was cheap, stayed active for long time, and killed many different insects Used to control agriculture pests and disease carrying _______________ DDT MOSQUITOES
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When DDT was sprayed, runoff carried it into rivers and streams in LOW concentrations. DDT then passes into organisms through the ___________, is stored in _______, and doesn’t ___________. food chains tissues degrade
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→ → BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION ______________________________
= the ____________ of a harmful substance ____________as it passes to organisms at _______________levels in food chain or web. concentration increases higher trophic Plants pick up DDT from water & store it Herbivores eat plants and store some DDT Carnivores eat herbivores and store more DDT → →
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The wide spread use of DDT threatened many species… especially fish eating birds like osprey, brown pelican, and bald eagles. DDT causes birds to lay eggs with ___________ shells so eggs would break when sat on. American Bald Eagle was declared endangered in It has since been reclassified as _____________________ fragile “threatened”
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told of DDT’s harmful effects.
In 1962, American biologist _______________ published the book,_____________ which told of DDT’s harmful effects. The book led to a large public outcry and eventually resulted in DDT being _________ in the United States in the 1970’s The book was one of the important events in the birth of the _________________________. Rachel Carson Silent Spring banned environmental movement
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But . . . HAS HUGE IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
Wearing away of topsoil = _________ is caused by plowing land and removing plant roots Soil erosion
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But . . . HAS HUGE IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
________ from feedlots and fields can contaminate surface and ground water ____________ happens to clear trees for beef farms Raising cows uses lots of ______ and releases ________ into the atmosphere increasing climate change. Runoff Deforestation water methane
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Impact of Agriculture ______________ = changing of fertile land in dry climates into desert areas caused by farming, overgrazing, and drought Desertification
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But . . . HAS HUGE IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
Many Midwest states rely on the _________ aquifer for their water needs. We are using water faster than the ______cycle can replace it. Evidence indicates this aquifer may _________ within years. OGALLALA water run dry
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HOW DO WE HELP? technology
Modern_________ is changing how farmers farm and lessening the impact on the environment. EX: __________ imaging _____ technology enable farmers to only apply chemicals where__________ Satellite GPS needed
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HOW DO WE FIX IT? “No-till”
________ keeps plant residue in fields Reduces __________ and protects ecosystems from runoff soil erosion
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HOW DO WE FIX IT? Planting legumes, alfalfa, grasses and other __________ keeps plants on soil between food crops reduces __________ and protects ecosystems from runoff - reduces ______ - reduces need for fertilizer Cover crops soil erosion weeds
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HOW DO WE FIX IT? Crop rotation
______________ alternates what is crops are planted each year. - helps control ________ without pesticides - alternating with __________ replenishes soil nutrients without fertilizer insects legumes
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HOW DO WE FIX IT? Controlled grazing
________________ = managing graze periods and herd densities - improves nutrient cycling retains water ________ desertification prevents
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HOW DO WE FIX IT? Biological __________ pest control
uses natural predators like insects or spiders to kill insects instead of chemical pesticides Biological
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HOW DO WE FIX IT? Contour plowing
_______________ = on hilly areas, plowing is done across the hill rather than straight up and down - prevents soil _______ from runoff Contour plowing erosion
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WHAT CAN YOU DO? - Eat _____ meat
- Don’t ______ food ~ 1/3 of all food produced worldwide, ($1 trillion) gets lost or wasted ~ US avg: 20 lbs/person/month wasted LESS Per capita/year waste Food waste
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WHAT CAN YOU DO? Be aware of ___________ water
Water the is used to produce products that we don’t know or don’t think about INVISIBLE The PRODUCTION OF: 1 kg wheat costs 1,300 L water 1 kg rice costs 3,400 L water 1 kg eggs costs 3,300 L water 1 kg beef costs 15,000 L water 1 cotton shirt costs 2,500 L water 1000 g of blue jeans costs 10,850 liters water 1 ton passenger car costs 400,000 liters of water Building a house uses about 6 million liters of water Change the way you think Change the way you think about your laptop
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